By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-05 18:03:35 | Updated at 2026-08-05 20:15:07
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Lindsay Clancy broke down in tears as a video of her infant son, Callan, played during the seventh day of her murder trial.
The clip, which was only shown in the courtroom and not on streaming cameras, showed the family's nanny, Elaine Rossi, giving a bottle of milk to the infant.
Rossi was hired to work as the family’s nanny three days a week. Her role was to take care of Callan when Clancy went back to work. Over time, she would also care for Clancy's older children, Cora and Dawson.
While the video played, Clancy put her head in her hands at the defense table. She also wiped tears from her face and gripped a tissue in her hand.
Clancy killed her three young children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan - inside her family's Duxbury home on January 24, 2023, before attempting to take her own life.
The 35-year-old has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, arguing she was suffering from severe postpartum depression and psychosis at the time.
She donned a cream colored blouse as she sat in a wheelchair on Wednesday. Her parents, Mike and Paula Musgrove, are seated behind her in the courtroom. They have been there every day of the trial.
Clancy cries as video of baby Callan plays
While the family's nanny was on the stand, the prosecution played a video that she took of her feeding Callan a bottle of milk.
As the clip played, Clancy got visibly emotional. She held her head in her hands and reached for tissues.
She also got emotional when the nanny described her children.
When asked if she had any concerns leaving the mother with her children, Rossi said: 'Not at all. She was a wonderful mom.'
Inside Lindsay Clancy's home after the chilling murders
911 call laid bare
The chilling 911 call that Patrick Clancy made to first responders after he discovered his children and wife at their home in January 2023 was played in court.
Judge F. Sullivan ruled that the jury would hear the audio recording of the call.
Patrick Clancy gets emotional on the stand
Lindsay's ex-husband struggled to compose himself in court last week as he spoke about the death of their three children.
Clancy's former husband, Patrick, took the stand to testify for the prosecution to answer questions about his previous marriage. He is also a witness for the defense.
Clancy wailed in court as her children's clothes were shown
Last Wednesday, Clancy wailed in agony as the clothing her children were wearing at the time of their murders was shown to the court.
The exercise bands used in the tragic killings were also presented.
Jury is dismissed for the day
The judge released the jury for the day.
Clancy still had her head in her hands as the judge informed them.
The trial will continue on Thursday at 9am.
Clancy confided in the nanny about her postpartum depression
The nanny said that Clancy told her she was struggling with postpartum depression and was having trouble sleeping.
She also recalled telling Clancy that she noticed she was getting thin at the time.
Rossi said she was let go after Clancy decided not to go back to work
Just after Thanksgiving, Lindsay and Patrick told her that they would have to let her go as a nanny because the mom-of-three was not going back to work.
Prosecutors introduce a yellow notebook that Lindsay and the nanny used
A yellow notebook that Lindsay used to communicate with Rossi has been presented.
Rossi combed through the pages and confirmed that she and Lindsay's handwriting was inside it.
Nanny who took care of the children takes the stand
Elaine Rossi, the nanny whom Patrick and Lindsay Clancy hired, has taken the stand.
Linday posted an advert for a nanny on Facebook. Rossi responded to it on July 22, 2022, and met with the family in the backyard at their home in Duxbury for an introductory meeting.
She was hired to work as the family’s nanny three days a week. Her role was to take care of Callan when Clancy went back to work.
Lindsay was expected to return to work around Thanksgiving, but Rossi started in September 2022 so she could get to know the family.
She would mainly care for Callan, but also spent time with Cora and Dawson. She also did food prep, laundry, and light housekeeping in the home.
Clancy's lawyer interrupts prosecutor over DNA questions
Kevin Reddington, Clancy's defense attorney, interrupted the prosecution's questioning of Katrina Stashyn, who worked for the Massachusetts State Police as a DNA analyst.
While the prosecutor asked Stashyn to describe what DNA is and other details about DNA, Reddington interjected.
He called it 'typical DNA gobblygook' as the prosecution objected.
As he spoke, Stashyn appeared a bit stunned.
The judge then called a sidebar before Stashyn's testimony continued.
Prosecution introduces other stipulations of fact before the next witness takes the stand
DNA samples and evidence from the blood stain in the basement and the exercise bands used to strangle the children are being introduced as stipulations of fact.
The blood stain on the basement carpet has been confirmed to belong to Cora.
EMS workers previously testified that they saw blood around the face of the five-year-old girl.
This comes after Clancy agreed to the chain of custody of several pieces of evidence on Tuesday - a move that prevents the state from having to bring countless witnesses to the stand to simply enter a piece of evidence.
